(historical, government, law enforcement) the Ministry of Justice

(attributive, often with loan words) (something) exterior, outside / outerwear

party, banquet, feast

(music) a song / (poetry) poetry

poetry contest

a female music artist; a diva, a songstress, a female musician, etc.

rumor

Alternative form of 歌鶇: song thrush (Turdus philomelos)

song thrush (Turdus philomelos)

(poetry, historical) poems from the eastern regions of Japan, especially those in the titular fourteenth volume of the 万葉集 (Man'yōshū) or the twentieth volume of the 古今和歌集 (Kokin Wakashū)